Jenna Ives
Biography
Jenna is a Research Engagement Manager (REM) directly reporting to the Vice-President (Research) Dr. Chris Yost at the U of R. Here she plays a critical role in advancing relational ethical research practices across all equity-deserving groups within U of R research environments. Her career is committed to wise choices for our generations to come as she chooses an ethical advocacy career path of heart-based work considerate of intersectional identity complexities in research in relation to equitable health and well-being. Jenna is driven to seek opportunities to lace wisdom into academia and research so that individuals such as herself feel a sense of belonging in a colonial structure and have the supports they require to succeed in their studies, thus disrupting the intergenerational cycle of trauma, violence, poverty and ext. The focus of the REM role is to support researchers (graduate students, early career researchers through to tenured faculty members and community members) from underrepresented groups inclusive of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) Peoples as rights-holders in Canada.
Jenna manages and coordinating initiatives that promote inclusive research practices, supporting equitable access to resources and opportunities for researchers, and fosters collaboration within and beyond the university community, thus, accelerating knowledge through mentorship. She supports the strengthening of ethical relationship practices as a member of the U of R Research Ethics Board, by supporting researchers and staff with best practices for early engagement in research. As a UR Press Indigenous Advisory Circle member, she supports catalyzing of research reach through knowledge mobilization by offering guiding ethical dissemination of knowledge that promotes ethically sound and accountable knowledge to action cycles. We invite you to reach out directly to Jenna to discuss potential synergies and/or opportunities to strengthen your relational ethical research practices.
Mailing Address:
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK S4S 0A2